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RCRA before the holidays!
With all the holiday madness of cooking, shopping, ghosts and goblins, and future family gatherings just around the corner…plan ahead and get your RCRA training done early. Thanks to McCoy’s .VIRTUAL RCRA seminar to be held on November 4-8, 2024, you can enjoy this year’s holiday season stress free!
Sign up for the November seminar
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Best battery practices
While industrial facilities may manage batteries under the universal waste program, these provisions are not always appropriate for individuals. Through 2025, EPA is hosting a series of webinars to inform the development of voluntary guidelines for battery labeling and best practices for state, Tribal, and local governments to collect end-of-life batteries for recycling. The agency encourages battery and battery-containing device manufacturers, retailers, battery recyclers, and government agencies to register and participate in the upcoming meetings. Information on previous working sessions is also available.
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Houston RCRA getaway
Join us in Houston, Texas, on November 20–21, 2024, for our 2-day in-person RCRA Refresher Seminar, at the South Shore Harbour, an all-inclusive resort, featuring a premier fitness center, spa, three restaurants, an outdoor pool, and access to the 27-hole South Shore Harbour Country Club…so come for two days of RCRA training and if you can swing it, stay a few more days in sunny Houston!
Check out the RCRA Refresher agenda
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Resilient structures minimize debris
Natural disasters and extreme climate events pose significant risks to human health and the environment and burden communities, waste management facilities, and transporters. The generated debris is often disposed of in landfills, even when it could be safely reused, recycled, or composted. EPA’s Creating Disaster-Resilient Buildings to Minimize Disaster Debris provides practical actions for communities on planning, designing, improving, and adapting new and existing buildings to withstand natural disasters today and in a changing climate. Resilient communities generate significantly less debris during and after a natural disaster, recover faster, and encourage residents and businesses to stay in the area as normal operations resume sooner.
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V02: California Title 22-RCRA seminar
McCoy’s second California Title 22-RCRA .VIRTUAL seminar is taking place April 14-17, 2025! Take your haz waste knowledge to the next level with McCoy’s California specific guidance. And if you’ve been eyeing the new 2025 RCRA Unraveled and RCRA Reference publications… it's the perfect chance to get your hands on a set. A brand-new pair of books and UPS ground shipping is included with every registration! Sign up online or call us at 303-526-2674.
CA Title 22-RCRA Seminar agenda
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No heat for ICE amendments
Effective August 30, 2024, EPA’s latest CAA rule for internal combustion engines (ICE) makes three small but important changes. [89 FR 70505] First, for Part 60, Subpart IIII, Table 4 documenting the emissions standards for stationary fire pump engines was revised to indicate the carbon monoxide standard applies to all applicable engines. Second, for Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, “annually” was redefined to state “within 1 year + 30 days” of the previous change/inspection for oil changes and equipment inspections. Finally, for Part 60, Subparts IIII and JJJJ, and Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, initial notifications of compliance, notifications of compliance status, and annual/semiannual compliance reports must be submitted electronically via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface accessible via EPA’s Central Data Exchange.
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First hydrogen-powered ferry!
Catch a ride on the MV Sea Change, the world’s first ferry powered 100% by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells! The 21-meter catamaran began operation this past July and transports up to 75 passengers along the San Francisco Bay. The Sea Change will be operating special trips on SF Bay Ferry's Pier 41 Short Hop route on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through the end of 2024.
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Polar bear tracking
Polar bears are getting closer and closer to human proximity in the Canadian Arctic as the sea ice continues to melt. The bears have been spending more time on land than ever before—prompting the development of new stick-on GPS tags with the intention of tracking the bears and preventing interactions with humans. Unlike traditional satellite collars, which only fit adult females, these new tags allow researchers to track the behavior of subadult and adult males and provide a closer look into how they cope with melting sea ice.
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e-Waste Basel requirements
The Basel Convention, which the United States has not ratified, is an international treaty designed to reduce the transportation of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. New requirements under this treaty take effect January 1, 2025, limiting the market for U.S. electronic waste. On October 30, 2024, EPA will host two webinars on new international requirements for imports and exports of e-wastes. Registration is required for each webinar—the first is for the regulated community, and the second is for state and local governments.
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Fresh skies with our CAA seminar
Protecting the air means protecting our future. And that's what we set out to accomplish with McCoy’s Clean Air Act seminars. Join us at the next .VIRTUAL CAA Unraveled seminar taking place January 14-16, 2025. Start by breaking down the regulations and applicability processes—and finish with a better understanding of CAA compliance. Together we’ll strive toward cleaner and healthier air for our planet! Register today.
.VIRTUAL CAA Unraveled agenda
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2024–2025 Seminars
3-Day CAA Seminars
.VIRTUAL: October 22–24, 2024
.VIRTUAL: January 14–16, 2025
.VIRTUAL: April 1–3, 2025
.VIRTUAL: August 5–7, 2025
5-Day RCRA Seminars
.VIRTUAL: November 4–8, 2024
Las Vegas: December 9–13, 2024
.VIRTUAL: February 3–7, 2025
Virginia Beach: March 10–14, 2025
.VIRTUAL: May 5–9, 2025
Denver: June 9–13, 2025
.VIRTUAL: July 21–25, 2025
Lake Tahoe: August 18–22, 2025
.VIRTUAL: September 15–19, 2025
2-Day RCRA Refreshers
Houston: November 20–21, 2024
.VIRTUAL: February 19–20, 2025
.VIRTUAL: June 24–25, 2025
Visit understandrcra.com to register or call us at 303-526-2674.
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